1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God, our Saviour and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
2 unto Timothy, true son in the faith, Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 Even as I besought thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou might charge some that they not teach diverse doctrine,
4 nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which generate questions other than that the edification of God is by faith.
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of faith unfeigned:
6 from which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vanity of words,
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor from where they affirm.